President Biden on Thursday restored tailpipe emissions standards set under the Obama administration — and later canceled by President Trump. Biden also set a goal of making half of all cars and light trucks sold in the U.S. by 2030 be electric vehicles. Biden made the announcement surrounded by executives and labor leaders of the auto industry.

President Joe Biden: “Beyond the devastation to the lives and livelihoods and the health of our very planet, when I hear 'climate,' I think 'jobs,' good-paying union jobs. I wanted the world to see there was a consensus that all — that we’re at an inflection point in world history. If we act to save the planet, we can also come out of it better.”